I noticed recently that there has been a lot of rumors and speculation about when NV30 might be available, announced, etc. The same goes for nForce2. Well, I managed to find out the answers with regards to availablity. Click on Read More if you're interested.
NV30 will be shipped worldwide by Christmas 2002. That is the official word from NVIDIA.
Yes, some manufacturers might ship their NV30 based cards in 2003. Why? This depends on how much additional work they do on the reference design. You can see that from ABIT's new card OTES which is yet to be launched and it is based on TI4200 introduced a good while back.
However, OEM's that will follow NVIDIA's reference design for NV30 will be able to introduce their cards in time for holiday season. This means you will be able to buy NV30 for Christmas.
nForce2 is currently in production. Vendors will more than likely have final production retail boards in October. That is the official word from NVIDIA. You should see the first reviews of nForce2 boards this month. Some vendors might be able to ship nForce2 boards sooner then others.
Yes, some manufacturers might ship their NV30 based cards in 2003. Why? This depends on how much additional work they do on the reference design. You can see that from ABIT's new card OTES which is yet to be launched and it is based on TI4200 introduced a good while back.
However, OEM's that will follow NVIDIA's reference design for NV30 will be able to introduce their cards in time for holiday season. This means you will be able to buy NV30 for Christmas.
nForce2 is currently in production. Vendors will more than likely have final production retail boards in October. That is the official word from NVIDIA. You should see the first reviews of nForce2 boards this month. Some vendors might be able to ship nForce2 boards sooner then others.
